Foreign aid for 'Ondoy' victims starts trickling in
09/27/2009 | 03:45 PM
US Navy personnel began assisting government rescuers in flooded areas in metropolitan Manila on Sunday, as donations started trickling in for the victims of tropical storm “Ondoy."
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is donating about P5.3 million, Defense Secretary and National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) head Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said in a news briefing Sunday afternoon at the NDCC headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
US Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, through a text message to the Department of Foreign Affairs public affairs office, said US Navy personnel are also helping NDCC and military rescuers in Cainta, Rizal, an area heavily affected by “Ondoy."
On Saturday evening, the US Embassy donated $50,000 (roughly P2.36 million) to assist victims of tropical storm 'Ondoy.'
As of 12 noon Sunday, the NDCC pegged the death toll at 53 while 23 others remained missing. A total of 5,146 people have been rescued so far, the NDCC said.
But even as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (Pagasa) said “Ondoy" was moving farther away from Philippine territory, more people sent urgent requests for help after being stranded for hours due to surging flood waters. - GMANews.TV
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) is donating about P5.3 million, Defense Secretary and National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) head Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said in a news briefing Sunday afternoon at the NDCC headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
US Embassy spokesperson Rebecca Thompson, through a text message to the Department of Foreign Affairs public affairs office, said US Navy personnel are also helping NDCC and military rescuers in Cainta, Rizal, an area heavily affected by “Ondoy."
On Saturday evening, the US Embassy donated $50,000 (roughly P2.36 million) to assist victims of tropical storm 'Ondoy.'
As of 12 noon Sunday, the NDCC pegged the death toll at 53 while 23 others remained missing. A total of 5,146 people have been rescued so far, the NDCC said.
But even as the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (Pagasa) said “Ondoy" was moving farther away from Philippine territory, more people sent urgent requests for help after being stranded for hours due to surging flood waters. - GMANews.TV
